The second part of our tour through the lesser known or experienced corners of the Saturns library is here, this time offering up another six titles to reflect on or fire up your interest.
Blast Wind
1997 - Technosoft
As is clear, the system brought a steady stream of shooters for fans of the genre if you were living in Japan or able to run its regions games (this did used to be NTSC-UK after all!), this shooter came from the same studio as Thunder Force and is a very brief run time title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeChvbzj30
Bulk Slash
1997 - CAProduction
A third person mech battler, the game was a well received title with some parallels to Sega's own Virtua On series but remained Japan only just like so many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_AwfBrDUc
D-Xhird
1997 - Takara/Nex
This 3D fighter was a weapon based title from the makers of Battle Arena Toshinden and largely inspired by the success that series was enjoying at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7pQyqu3xE4
Deep Fear
1998 - Sega AM7
Probably one of the most recognisable names on the list thanks to it being a late English language release, the game none the less passed by unnoticed to most thanks to that late release (the very last European release of them all) and it being a low profile title compared to some of the systems other late life releases. The survival horror game remains land locked to the Saturn to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSlkwV_F-D4
Fist
1997 - Genki
A sequel to Pretty Fighter X, this fighter was so low key that not much information exists online for the game that has an early Virtua Fighter appearance to its visuals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tpptp-mBmk
G Vector
1997 - Soft Office
Bringing us full circle back to that stream of shooters, G Vector is a 3D shooter with a fast pace and sprinkling of Starfox/Afterburner to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbKHPQfmPU0
Have you ever played any of this second batch of the Saturns lesser known titles?
Blast Wind
1997 - Technosoft
As is clear, the system brought a steady stream of shooters for fans of the genre if you were living in Japan or able to run its regions games (this did used to be NTSC-UK after all!), this shooter came from the same studio as Thunder Force and is a very brief run time title.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOeChvbzj30
Bulk Slash
1997 - CAProduction
A third person mech battler, the game was a well received title with some parallels to Sega's own Virtua On series but remained Japan only just like so many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5_AwfBrDUc
D-Xhird
1997 - Takara/Nex
This 3D fighter was a weapon based title from the makers of Battle Arena Toshinden and largely inspired by the success that series was enjoying at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7pQyqu3xE4
Deep Fear
1998 - Sega AM7
Probably one of the most recognisable names on the list thanks to it being a late English language release, the game none the less passed by unnoticed to most thanks to that late release (the very last European release of them all) and it being a low profile title compared to some of the systems other late life releases. The survival horror game remains land locked to the Saturn to this day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSlkwV_F-D4
Fist
1997 - Genki
A sequel to Pretty Fighter X, this fighter was so low key that not much information exists online for the game that has an early Virtua Fighter appearance to its visuals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tpptp-mBmk
G Vector
1997 - Soft Office
Bringing us full circle back to that stream of shooters, G Vector is a 3D shooter with a fast pace and sprinkling of Starfox/Afterburner to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbKHPQfmPU0
Have you ever played any of this second batch of the Saturns lesser known titles?
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